Artist Tattfoo Tan, in collaboration with the ESOL (English Speakers of Other Languages) class in the Lower East Side Tenement Museum’s Shared Journeys program, transforms the windows at 97 Orchard Street into this multi-perspective art installation. The installation explores the rich contributions immigrants have made to this country’s cuisine, highlighting the efforts of immigrants to maintain their own heritage while learning to adopt ingredients of the local culture.

Wednesday, January 16 from 6-8pm at
108 Orchard Street

Trained as a graphic designer, Tattfoo Tan, turned to visual arts based practice in 2000 as a more immediate, direct, and effective way of exploring issues related to individualism, communities and continually blurring the boundaries between art and life. Tan prefers to work corroboratively and uses multiple mediums and platforms to engage audience to participate and explore ideas about art and life. Tattfoo Tan was chosen by independent curator and critic, Lily Wei, for inclusion in the “Emerge 6” show in New Jersey and was critically acclaimed for this work in New York Times.

The Museum has dedicated the Tenement Windows as a place where contemporary artists – through site-specific installations – can raise questions and issues of concern to recent immigrants. The Museum takes no position on the issues raised by these exhibits, but rather encourages the expression and exchange of multiple perspectives.

Tenement Windows exhibits are free and are always on view from Orchard Street.

This project received support from Sites Re-Seen, a funding initiative of the Museum program of the New York State Council on the Arts, a State agency.